Numi Notes

Thoughts on computational modeling, deep learning for medical imaging, patient-specific simulation, and life in academia


How Do You Turn a Blurry CT Scan into a Simulation-Ready Artery?

A plain-language explainer of SeqSeg, an automated method for building patient-specific vascular models from medical images

7 min read   ·   2026

Joining the Predictive Modeling in Medicine Lab (PMML) at UT Austin

I joined Prof. Charley Taylor's Predictive Modeling in Medicine Lab, part of the Center for Computational Medicine at the Oden Institute and Dell Medical School, UT Austin.

3 min read   ·   2026

Surviving Your First Year of Graduate School: Lessons Learned

Looking back on my PhD, here is the practical advice I wish someone had given me before my first year—on research, coursework, wellbeing, and community.

8 min read   ·   2026

A Guide to Applying for PhD Programs and Choosing an Advisor, Project, and Program

Practical advice on navigating the PhD application process, from selecting programs to choosing advisors and research projects

12 min read   ·   2026

Making a Vascular Model Repository — Design Decisions, Metadata, and Workflows

Building a reproducible, standardized vascular model repository with traceability, quality control, and support for automated workflows.

4 min read   ·   2025

SeqSeg, Now a Pip Installable Package

A tutorial on setting up SeqSeg for medical image segmentation

1 min read   ·   2025

Hey there! Welcome to my blog

Big Picture for the Blog

2 min read   ·   2024